LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2020
Ted Hughes’s strange, compelling, fairy-tale adventure feels more relevant today than it ever has. This new edition is illustrated by Chris Mould and his Iron Man is spectacular – huge, awe-inspiring, but also vulnerable and expressive. Mould captures all the humour of Hughes’s story as well as the mystery, and he is equal to the big themes the story presents, creating unforgettable images for this unforgettable fable. This is a book that will appeal to readers of all ages, and every child should know this story.
Andrea Reece
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The Iron Man Synopsis
The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows.
Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.
Chris Mould brings Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man to a whole new generation of readers in this beautiful new hardback edition, already making waves.
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9780571348862 |
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1st August 2019 |
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Ted Hughes |
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Chris Mould |
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Faber & Faber |
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Hardback |
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144 pages |
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Press Reviews
Ted Hughes Press Reviews
"A classic is something utterly strange and original, and yet as deeply familiar and necessary as your own hands. The Iron Man is like no other story in the world and, fifty years after its first publication, we need it as much as ever." -- Philip Pullman
"Reckoned one of the greatest of modern fairy tales." - Observer
"Hughes has never written more compellingly." - The Times
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About Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes is widely considered one of the greatest poets of his generation and indeed one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Yorkshire in 1930, and was Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998. In 1974 Hughes was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. In 1977 he was awarded an OBE for services to Literature, and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1998. His most widely read classic children’s story The Iron Man, has been adapted for both stage and screen, and is regarded as one of the greatest children’s books of all time.
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